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BRETT KAVANAUGH: “Can you explain exactly how the consent would work?” Just saying… if *I* were Brett Kavanaugh, *I* WOULDN’T ASK A QUESTION SHOWING THAT I WAS CONFUSED HOW CONSENT WORKS! But maybe that’s just me.

— ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) 2026-10-14T14:16:19.028Z

— Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and former Above the Law editor, commenting on Bluesky after Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked how consent would work during Supreme Court oral arguments in Salazar v. Paramount Global, a privacy case concerning the Video Privacy Protection Act. Considering the sexual assault allegations that dominated Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings — which he denied — you’d think he’d choose his words a little more carefully.


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Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.

—Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and former Above the Law editor, commenting on Bluesky after Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked how consent would work during Supreme Court oral arguments in Salazar v. Paramount Global, a privacy case concerning the Video Privacy Protection Act. Considering the sexual assault allegations that dominated Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings — which he denied — you’d think he’d choose his words a little more carefully.


Staci Zaretsky
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Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.